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The physicists who bombarded uranium atoms with neutrons made an
unexpected discovery. Those atoms split and emitted more neutrons,
enough to sustain a chain reaction. This sensational finding, which
led to the atomic bomb, caused huge excitement among the
scientists. They were like a stirred-up anthill. My story has
little to do with science, but it does involve an unexpected
discovery. Every human is a pilgrim passing through the world.
Where are we going? Is death the final act, or is there more? I
wanted answers. We all do. The decade I spent as an atheist gave me
some answers, but they were mere assertions without evidence. So I
explored the marketplace of ideas. There I found an unexpected
treasure. It was the most tremendous thing that ever happened to
me.
Polly wondered why her scientist dad gave her such a huge challenge
during summer vacation. He made for her a ring with five different
jewels. When she touched the ruby, she shrunk to the size of a red
ant. That was frightening enough, but it was only the start of an
adventure in the realms of both bugs and ideas. With the ring's
magic Polly could go to Daddy's summer school - a black box he
could hold in one hand. Inside the little box Polly and her friends
found that ideas have consequences. Each of the seven teachers had
a different idea about reality. Polly's mission was to find which
teacher, if any, taught the truth. Polly's story is a worldview
primer for smart pre-teens and imaginative adults.
A warm, revealing, and touching memoir by USC's legendary tennis
coach written in collaboration with a writer who produced what
Sports Illustrated judged to be one of the 100 best sports books
ever written. It brings the reader into intimate contact with some
of the great names of professional tennis -- Tilden, Kramer, Riggs,
King; the celebrated tennis venues of Wimbledon, Forest Hills,
Paris, Los Angeles; and the innovative ideas that gave tennis its
world wide status. Extensively indexed with an encyclopaedic list
of championships won by Toley's players with dozens of Toley's tips
on what makes a better tennis player.
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